• SUMMARY
Writer, Producer, Director, Video-editor and/or Host more than 140 television programs within the context of “community media” in New York since 1992.
Formed The Light Millennium (LM) – A Multi-Media and Culture Organization under the U.S. Non-Profit Law based in Queens, New York officially in 2001.
Organizer/co-organizer, director/co-director and/or moderator/co-chair near to 70 in various format of public events/panels/conferences/presentations/multi-participatory poetry events on behalf of The Light Millennium Organization since its inception.
Speaker/panelist in several international conferences, universities , public events including the United Nations Head Quarters (NY), Canada, India, Turkey, Armenia and South Korea.
Led the organization’s association to the United Nations in 2005.
Launched/produced and presented “UN NGO Profiles”, “Ambassador Profiles”, “Dreams for Humanity”, “Major Art Exhibits” subseries under the Light Millennium Television Series.
Originator (launched) of The Light Millennium Television (LMTV) Series on Queens Public Television on January 13, 2000.
Written and Introduced the Concept of “The Light Millennium” and its Turkish counterpart “Işık Binyılı” on the Web
in August 1999 <http://www.lightmillennium.org/intro99fol/index2.html>.

• EDUCATION
M.A. in Media Studies - Diploma
1999, New School University, New York City, New York.
Thesis project: "All Ideas: Freedom of Expression in Turkey.", a video documentary.

• AFFILIATIONS
• Head
NGO Representative to the United Nations Department of Public Information
Of The Light Millennium Organization with a capacity to appoint five NGO delegates to the UN.
• Member: of the UN/DPI-NGO Annual 59th (2006), 60th (2007), 61st (2008) and 65th Conference Planning Committees (2014), and member of the Multi-Generational (2006), Media, and Events & Fundraising subcommittees in 2006, 2007 and 2014.
• Ambassador of Peace and Goodwill for ANUVIBHA, Anuvrat Global Organization, Jaipur, India (Since 2014 to Present)
• Member: The Global Movement Culture of Peace; served 2nd and 3rd Planning Committee on the High Level Forum of the Culture of Peace (since 2013 to Present).
• Member: Planning Committee of the UNITED FOR A CULTURE OF PEACE Through Interfaith Harmony, UNGA Hall, Feb. 14, 2013)
• Member: NGO Mental Health Committee– Promoting the Well Being of Media annual programs (2007, and 2008 as co-chair)
• Member: of the Non-Profit Coordination Committee of New York
Independent Producer, Director and Content Provider: Queens Public Television since 1992.
• Content Provider: Manhattan Neighborhood Network since 2012.

• ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Founder of The Light Millennium – A Global Multi-Media & Culture Organization. Created, designed, and introduced it on the Web in August 1999, and incorporated as "The Light Millennium, Inc.," as a public benefit "global multi-media and culture" organization with the status# 501 (c) (3), effective on July 17, 2001 based in New York.
• E-published 32 original issues in English and 25 in Turkish with global participations from all the walks of life.
• Organized/co-organized, collaborated and presented near to 70 EVENTS since 2000 including at the United Nations
as part of the UN DPI.NGO Conferences.
• Founded of IşıkBinyılı.Org (Işık Binyılı Multimedya, Kültür, Sosyal Destek ve Geliştirme Derneği - http://isikbinyili.org/arsiv/dernek_tuzuk_onayli.pdf) according to Turkish Non-Profit Law based in Istanbul, Turkey on Jan. 11, 2010.
• LMTV presents a monthly series (twice a month and specials) on QPTV’s four channels;
• LMTV presents bi-weekly series on MNN.Org.
http://www.lightmillennium.org/lmtv/all.html | lightmillennium.org/lmtv/2016.html & Vimeo.com/lmtv.

ENVISIONED DRAFT PROPOSALS (author):
2016: Universal Education Protocol towards Global Citizenship (updated version of the GDH-SP | http://lightmillennium.org/66undpingo/lm-wshop/bircan-unver-global-home-nd-school-project-presented-short-version-may-30-16.pdf)
2004: Global Diversity Home and School Project (GD-HSP) http://www.lightmillennium.org/global_school/definition.html
2009: Turkish-Armenian Synergy Initiative - http://www.lightmillennium.org/tasynergy/manifesto_p4.html
2012: [Envisioned] United Nations Non-Governmental Organizations General Assembly (www.unngoga.org)
2014: What Is My Action Plan? http://www.lightmillennium.org/myaction/list.html
2011: Co-author of the U.S. Turkish Library and Museum Project (www.turkishlibrary.us)
1999: A Personnel Essay: A Thousands Years More... (Gave a birth to the concept of the “Light Millennium”, which later has become Manifesto of the organization.) http://lightmillennium.org/lm_manifesto.html

EVERYTHING SHOULD BE UNDER THE SUN: YES
to the Global Peace Movement, YES to Loving & Caring
Each Other, YES to Greatness in Humanity, YES to Saving Our
Unique Mother Earth, YES to Great Dreams For Better Tomorrows, YES to Emerging
Positive Global Energy, YES to National and Global Transparency,
and YES to Lighting Our Souls & Minds. We have only one WORLD yet! If we
destroy it, where else will we go? NO to
New Nuclear Weapons - NO to
Star Wars - NO
to New Nuclear Targets...NO to Weapons In Space -
NO to
New Pretexts For Nuclear War - NO to Nuclear Testing - NO to
All Types Of Weapons & War & War Culture...

This e-platform is under the umbrella of The Light Millennium. A Charitable, Under 501 (c) (3) Status, Not-For-Profit organization based in New York. Introduced on the Web in August 1999. Established in January 2000; and Founded by Bircan Ünver on July 17, 2001, Associated with the United Nations Department of Public Information since 2005.